Craftinsure National 12 Inland Championship at Northampton Sailing Club
by Tom Stewart 4 Nov 21:21 PST
2-3 November 2024
Overall winners Graham and Blue Camm with Tom Stewart presenting the prizes for the Dinghy Shack National Series © Tom Stewart
What a great event at Northampton Sailing Club. Despite the light and drizzly forecast, 24 boats travelled from as far as Loch Tummel in the North, Salcombe in the South and Ipswich in the East - no dampening of enthusiasm in the National 12 fleet.
The Inland Champions are Graham and Blue Camm from Burghfield Sailing Club in 3530, their scoreline included 3 firsts, 2 seconds, and a 5th to discard: a fantastic consistent scoreline, but they were pushed hard by the competitive fleet. Ian and Alex Gore (3525) from Up River Yacht Club found the drifty conditions on Saturday tricky but the extra knot or two on Sunday suited them. Their scoreline of 5,4,3,2,1 (to count) which matched John Meadowcroft and Jax Jacobs was enough to win them second place on the last race sailed tie break.
The fiercely fought youth prize (Under 21) was won by Chris Hampshire and Finn (3484) from Ripon SC. Chris and Finn were sailing a borrowed Paradigm with a retro-fitted foil showing just how competitive well sailed older boats can be when brought up to date.
Rob and Harley Ford won the prize for the first boat without a winged rudder, finishing 11th, seven places ahead of the next non-foiler.
The Vintage Prize was won by Ed Willett and David Harris (1833) from the fast-growing Whitefriars Sailing Club Fleet. Ed's lovingly looked-after boat is 64 years young and belonged to his family in the 1960's and 70s. She showed her beautiful transom to more than half the fleet in Saturday's lighter winds.
Our thanks to Northampton Sailing Club, the race team turned the races around in double quick time, set excellent courses and start lines, the food as always was good and plentiful and the firework display, if rain affected, was very impressive as always.
Overall Results:
Pos | Sail No | Helm Name | Crew Name | Club | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts |
1st | 3530 | Graham Camm | Blue Camm | Burghfield SC | 1 | 1 | 2 | ‑5 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
2nd | 3525 | Ian Gore | Alex Gore | Up River Yacht Club | 5 | 4 | ‑12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 |
3rd | 343 | John Meadowcroft | Jax Jacobs | Salcombe Yacht Club | 4 | 2 | ‑10 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
4th | 3544 | Tom Stewart | Tanya Copsey | Royal Harwich Yacht Club | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | ‑7 | 21 |
5th | 3483 | Jon Brown | Henry Adamson | Burghfield Sailing Club | 8 | 5 | ‑9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 24 |
6th | 3540 | Jon Ibbotson | Felix Camm | Burghfield Sailing Club | 2 | ‑8 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 |
7th | 3515 | Mark Addison | Jonathan Addison | Upper Thames Sailing Club | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | (DNC) | 28 |
8th | 3531 | Steve Sallis | Joanne Sallis | Hykeham Sailing Club | ‑9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 31 |
9th | 3527 | Kevin Iles | Katie Meadowcroft | West Oxfordshire Sailing Club | 7 | ‑11 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
10th | 3484 | Chris Hampshire | Finn | Ripon Sailing Club | ‑13 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 53 |
11th | 3459 | Rob Ford | Harley Ford | Royal Harwich Yacht Club | 14 | 9 | 8 | 13 | ‑15 | 14 | 58 |
12th | 3471 | Zoe Meadowcroft | Zoe Ballantyne | Salcombe Yacht Club | ‑20 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 64 |
13th | 3519 | Ian MacIntyre | Maisie MacIntyre | Loch Tummel Sailing Club | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | ‑16 | 64 |
14th | 348 | Sam Brown | Hayden Sellers | Burghfield Sailing Club | 15 | 15 | 15 | (DNF) | 12 | 11 | 68 |
15th | 3501 | Robert Stewart | Charlotte Stewart | Royal Harwich Yacht Club/Waldringfield S | 19 | ‑21 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 69 |
16th | 3489 | Steve Burgoine | Austin Burgoine | Banbury Sailing Club | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 19 | (RET) | 70 |
17th | 3429 | Tre Jacobs | Lyla Jacobs | Upper Thames Sailing Club | 17 | 14 | ‑20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 76 |
18th | 1833 | Ed Willet | David Harris | Whitefriars Sailing Club | 10 | ‑18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 78 |
19th | 3528 | Peter Miatt | Sam Harris | Carsington Sailing Club | 18 | 19 | 14 | 19 | ‑20.5 | 15 | 85 |
20th | 3549 | Andy Ferguson | Jodie Ferguson | Loch Tummel Sailing Club | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | ‑18 | 18 | 85 |
21st | 2153 | Angus Beytts | Olivia Joyce | Newburgh Sailing Club | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | ‑22 | 19 | 99 |
22nd | 3454 | Philip Wherry | Sarah Wherry | Teesdale Sailing Club | 22 | 22 | ‑23 | 20 | 20.5 | 20 | 104.5 |
23rd | 352 | Tom Evans | Fred Evans | Northampton Sailing Club | 23 | 23 | 22 | (DNF) | DNC | DNC | 116 |